纪念仪式前几天查理·柯克在他于9月10日被杀害后，美国参议院和众议院通过了这位保守派影响者的“全国纪念日”。
参议院周四一致通过了一项决议，将2025年10月14日——柯克的生日——定为“查理·柯克全国纪念日”。
在参议院的时候，里克·斯科特参议员领导通过该决议的佛罗里达州共和党人说，他“很自豪能够得到20多位同事的支持，通过将查理的生日作为纪念日来纪念他”。
“查理是个好人——一个虔诚的丈夫、父亲和朋友。他的生活是由他的信仰和理念塑造的，即在美国，辩论和讨论对改善我们的国家至关重要，”斯科特周四说。
在……里批准的决议参议院“承认查理·柯克对公民教育和公共服务的贡献”，并“鼓励美国各地的教育机构、公民组织和公民纪念这一天。”
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊周四表示，众议院将“很快通过一项决议，纪念我们的朋友查理·柯克的一生和遗产，并谴责导致他过早去世的政治暴力。”
周五，众议院也批准了该决议，尽管有96名民主党人拒绝支持。
前议长南希·佩洛西的丈夫保罗自己也是政治暴力的受害者，她是22名没有对柯克决议投票的民主党人之一，但对该决议投了票短期政府拨款法案。四名共和党人也跳过了投票。
“我们通过了一项决议，以纪念查理·柯克的生命和遗产，他是我已故的朋友，也是这个会议厅中许多人的朋友，我们呼吁美国的政治暴力，”约翰逊在投票后告诉记者。
这位保守派影响者于9月10日在犹他州奥勒姆的犹他谷大学的一次户外活动中发表演讲时被枪杀。
经过两天的搜捕，泰勒·罗宾逊现年22岁的他因涉嫌枪击柯克而被捕，并于周二被指控犯有一系列罪行，包括严重谋杀罪，检察官宣布打算寻求死刑。
犹他州县检察官杰夫·格雷(Jeff Gray)周二宣布，他还被控犯有开枪造成严重身体伤害、妨碍司法公正、两项篡改证人和在儿童面前犯下暴力罪行的重罪。
根据指控文件，在他向当局自首之前，罗宾逊的父母问他为什么犯下这一罪行，据称他说“有太多的邪恶，这个家伙(查理·柯克)传播了太多的仇恨”。
据称，嫌疑人还在枪击事件后给他的室友发短信说，他“已经受够了这种仇恨”
根据指控文件，其中一条信息写道，“有些仇恨是无法协商解决的”。
美国联邦调查局导演卡什·帕特尔称美国联邦调查局正在调查参与Discord聊天的“任何人和所有人”, Discord是一个群聊信息平台，据称嫌疑人在被拘留前两小时曾在那里发送信息，承认他开枪打了柯克。
“嘿，伙计们，我有坏消息要告诉你们...昨天是我在UVU。据称，其中一条信息是这样写的:“我对这一切感到抱歉。”。
帕特尔说，与罗宾逊有不和谐关系的人“远远不止”20人，美国联邦调查局正在“追查他们”。他补充说，目前“一些个人”正在接受调查。
柯克的追悼会将于周日在亚利桑那州的格伦代尔举行。唐纳德·特朗普总统、副总统JD·万斯和柯克家族成员预计将出席。
艾丽卡·柯克这位活动人士的遗孀预计将于周日发表讲话。周四，她被“一致推选”为“转折点美国”的新任首席执行官兼董事会主席，该组织是她已故丈夫创建的。
国土安全部已经指定查理·柯克的追悼会一名部门官员说，这是一个特殊事件评估等级为1级的事件，是“为国家最高意义的事件保留的”。
House, Senate pass 'National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk' ahead of memorial service
Days before a memorial service forCharlie Kirk, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a "National Day of Remembrance" for the conservative influencer after he was killed on Sept. 10.
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution marking Oct. 14, 2025 -- Kirk's birthday -- a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."
While on the Senate floor,Sen. Rick Scott, the Florida Republican leading the passage of the resolution, said he is "proud to have the support of more than 20 of my colleagues to honor Charlie by dedicating his birthday" as this day of remembrance.
"Charlie was a good man -- a devout husband, father, and friend. His life was shaped by his faith and the idea that in America, debate and discussion are crucial to the betterment of our country," Scott said on Thursday.
In theapproved resolution, the Senate "recognizes Charlie Kirk for his contributions to civic education and public service" and "encourages educational institutions, civic organizations and citizens across the United States to observe this day."
House SpeakerMike Johnsonsaid on Thursday that the House of Representative will "soon pass a resolution honoring the life and legacy of our friend Charlie Kirk, and condemning the political violence that led to his untimely passing."
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose husband Paul was the victim to political violence himself, was among the 22 Democrats who walked out without voting on the Kirk resolution, but did vote on theshort-term government funding bill. Four Republicans also skipped the vote.
"We passed a resolution to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, my late friend, the friend of so many in this chamber, and we called out political violence in America," Johnson told reporters following the vote.
The conservative influencer was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
After a two-day manhunt,Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested for allegedly shooting Kirk and charged on Tuesday with a slew of offenses, including aggravated murder, with prosecutors announcing the intent to seek the death penalty.
He was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious body injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced on Tuesday.
Robinson made his first court appearance on Tuesday. His next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29.
Before he turned himself in to authorities, Robinson's parents asked him why he committed this crime, to which he allegedly said "there is too much evil and the guy [Charlie Kirk] spreads too much hate," according to charging documents.
The suspect also allegedly texted his roommate after the shooting that he "had enough of this hatred."
"Some hate can't be negotiated out," one of the messages read, according to the charging documents.
FBI Director Kash Patelsaid the FBI is investigating "anyone and everyone" involved in a chat on Discord -- a group chat messaging platform -- where the suspect allegedly sent messages two hours before he was taken into custody, admitting he shot Kirk.
"Hey guys, I have bad news for you all...It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this," one of the messages allegedly read.
Patel said there are "a lot more" than 20 people linked to Robinson on Discord and that the FBI is "running them all down. He added that a "number of individuals" are currently being investigated.
Kirk's memorial service will take place on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and members of the Kirk family are expected to attend.
Erika Kirk, the activist's widow, is expected to speak on Sunday. On Thursday, she was "unanimously elected" as the new CEO and chair of the board for Turning Point USA, the organization her late husband founded.
The Department of Homeland Security has designatedCharlie Kirk's memorial serviceas a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1 event, which is "reserved for events of the highest national significance," a department official said.
